http://www.philaplace.org/
This site was just launched last week. It's goal is to unite the Philadelphia experience all on one site. It allows individual users to post their experiences with the city through maps, blogging, images and video. It is especially useful when older Philadelphians reminisce about how their neighborhoods have changed over the years. In a rapidly changing landscape, it is important to document our history. People who actually lived in the neighborhoods can probably give a more accurate account of what the neighborhoods were actually like, especially when it comes to intangible experiences such as mood, smell and pride.
The historic, interactive map is the most impressive feature of this site. Also, I have never seen a more complete library of historic images for Philadelphia. Hopefully this site continues to grow as more Philadelphians donate their stories.
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